Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2010
1584 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount that has been spent in 2010 on energy efficiency projects using the proceeds of the carbon tax and to give a break down by month. [33206/10]
View answerThe table below gives a breakdown of monthly expenditure to date in 2010 on energy efficiency progammes administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).
|
€ |
|
|
Warmer Homes Scheme |
12,541,000 |
|
Public Sector Energy Efficiency |
393,000 |
|
Industry & Business |
1,643,000 |
|
Retrofit Programme |
121,000 |
|
Home Energy Saving |
28,720,000 |
These programmes are directly funded through my Department's Vote. The Minister for Finance in the Budget Speech last December also stated that of the €130m made available for energy efficiency measures (€90m Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and €40m Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government), €50m of this would be provided from the carbon tax yield to fund measures such as help for households at risk of fuel poverty to make their homes warmer.
